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Lir Blog – May 17, 2019

May 21, 2019 | Miscellaneous

Hello everyone – this week went by so fast! On Monday all of the Shlichim and I met the Chairman of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog. We listened to him talk about the Jewish Agency and what he believes that we as a Jewish community can do. He gave a very interesting...

Snir Blog – May 17, 2019

May 21, 2019 | Miscellaneous

Eurovision! This week we had lots of activities for the biggest song contest in the world, that this year took place in Tel Aviv, Israel!! At Kol Rinah Religious School, we had a special activity with facts on the Eurovision, a game, and we watched together the...

Lir Blog – May 15, 2019

May 15, 2019 | Miscellaneous

Wow what a CRAZY week we had! It started off on last Thursday with Yom HaShoah – the Israeli Holocaust Day. Then on Friday at the services at United Hebrew congregation it was the Israel Shabbat dinner with a nice Israeli dinner and a different service (more...

Snir Blog – May 15, 2019

May 15, 2019 | Miscellaneous

Yom Ha’Atzmaut! This week we had lots of special Israeli Activities. Starting with Yom HaZikaron on Tuesday, we joined the Memorial Day Ceremony at The J. It was very powerful. On Wednesday, we had the community wide Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration! It was very...

8 organizations awarded Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged grants

May 15, 2019 | Community Impact, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News

Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has announced recipients of its fifth grant cycle, providing over $78,000 to local non-profit organizations. In concert with one of the Jewish Federation of...

Poet, author Joy Ladin explores Torah through the lens of transgender experience

May 10, 2019 | Center for Jewish Learning, Community Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News

The Center for Jewish Learning presents Community Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Joy Ladin for a trio of events to discuss her poetry, her most recent book “The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective,” and to facilitate a learning session...

JProStl debuts series focusing on career by age and stage

May 9, 2019 | Community Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, JProStl

JProStl, the professional association for staff who work throughout the St. Louis Jewish community, is launching a new series, Sharing the Journey. Throughout the summer, staff are invited to choose a session that best fits with their age and career stage. Each...

Jewish Federation of St. Louis seeks applications, nominations for CEO position

May 9, 2019 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News

Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Jewish community’s central community-building, planning, and philanthropic organization, has begun inviting nominations and applications for the position of President and CEO. Reporting to the Chairman and the Board of Directors,...

Lir Blog – May 3, 2019

May 3, 2019 | Miscellaneous

I can’t believe we are getting so close to the end of the school year!! On Sunday at Bnai Amoona we learned new Israeli slang like ‘sababa’, ’yallah’ and try to speak with it. After Sunday school we had a fun activity for the 678 graders. We went go-carting! it was so...

Snir Bog – May 3, 2019

May 3, 2019 | Miscellaneous

This week, we had many special activities! On Monday, I had an adult program about the Israeli elections, together with Rabbi Zinn. I want to thank everyone who came and shared their opinions about the Israeli politics. It was very interesting! At Shaare Emeth Early...

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